CPH Exam - All Sample Questions and
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Many people do not attempt to decrease unhealthy behaviors such as
overeating or smoking because they lack the confidence that they can
successfully change. This is an example of:
(A) Perceived susceptibility
(B) Perceived severity
(C) Perceived self-efficacy
(D) Perceived response efficacy
C
The construct of normative beliefs is from which model/theory?
(A) Transtheoretical model
(B) Theory of reasoned action/planned behavior
(C) Social cognitive theory
(D) Social ecological model
B
Which of the following do social cognitive theory and the social ecological
model have in common?
(A) Both take into consideration factors that are within the individual and
factors that operate outside the individual.
(B) Both focus primarily on environmental determinants of behavior that must
be addressed at the policy level.
(C) Both come out of the value expectancy paradigm that associates behaviors
with valued outcomes.
(D) Both originally were developed exclusively to explain unhealthy versus
healthy behaviors.
A
A population of rural women experiences a high rate of mortality related to
breast cancer. Researchers at a local university implement a breast cancer
screening intervention. This intervention is an example of:
(A) Tertiary prevention
(B) Advocacy
(C) Secondary prevention
(D) Primary prevention
C
All intervention messages (printed, computer-delivered, or Internet-based)
must:
,(A) Start with the most important information first
(B) Include graphics, pictures, and the like to attract people's attention
(C) Be written at a reading level suitable to the target population
(D) Be no longer than four sentences so that the reader does not become bored
C
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural county in
the Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and economic profile, it was
selected as a health improvement zone to receive Federal funds to implement
programs to improve progress toward reaching the national health objectives.
Communities receiving such funds are charged with identifying the most
significant gaps between the current health status and national health
objectives and with putting programs in place to narrow such gaps.
What is the first step to take to address the goals of the funding?
(A) Consult Healthy People 2010 to identify relevant objectives
(B) Convene a group of community leaders to decide how to spend the funds
(C) Convene a group of community citizens to decide how to spend the funds
(D) Consult an expert in community health to draw up a program plan
A
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural county in
the Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and economic profile, it was
selected as a health improvement zone to receive Federal funds to implement
programs to improve progress toward reaching the national health objectives.
Communities receiving such funds are charged with identifying the most
significant gaps between the current health status and national health
objectives and with putting programs in place to narrow such gaps.
Using the PRECEDE framework, the county health department has conducted a
social and health diagnosis. Some of the most severe quality-of-life problems
were related to limb amputation and kidney failure. Prevalent health problems
included diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. Which of the
following behavioral factors are most likely responsible for the above health
and quality-of-life issues in Franklin 's Grove?
(A) Unprotected sex, early sexual initiation, use of drugs
(B) Sedentary lifestyle, high caloric consumption, low fiber intake
(C) Advanced age, low levels of education, history of racism
(D) Frequent tobacco, drug, and alcohol us
B
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural county in
the Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and economic profile, it was
selected as a health improvement zone to receive Federal funds to implement
programs to improve progress toward reaching the national health objectives.
Communities receiving such funds are charged with identifying the most
significant gaps between the current health status and national health
,objectives and with putting programs in place to narrow such gaps.
Given the factors presumed to be responsible for the major health problems in
this scenario, what would be the best source for community planners to use to
find data on how widespread each behavioral factor is at the state or local
level?
(A) Healthy People 2010 midcourse review
(B) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
(C) Community Guide to Preventive Services
(D) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
B
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural county in
the Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and economic profile, it was
selected as a health improvement zone to receive Federal funds to implement
programs to improve progress toward reaching the national health objectives.
Communities receiving such funds are charged with identifying the most
significant gaps between the current health status and national health
objectives and with putting programs in place to narrow such gaps.
The Franklin County health program planners intend to keep close track of the
number of programs and activities offered, the number of adults and children
who participate in each program or activity, and all feedback given by
community members about the programs and activities. These actions would
most appropriately fit into which of the following evaluation categories?
(A) Cost-effectiveness
(B) Impact
(C) Outcome
(D) Process
D
Which term refers to a collective body of individuals identified by geography,
common interests, concerns, characteristics, or values?
(A) Community
(B) Population
(C) Sample
(D) Group
A
Which of the following is defined as a community's ability to define and solve
its own problems?
(A) Social capital
(B) Community development
(C) Community organization
(D) Community capacity
D
, Biological, environmental, behavioral, organizational, political, and social
factors that contribute to the health status of individuals, groups and
communities are commonly referred to as:
(A) Health behavior causal factors
(B) Social ecology factors
(C) Needs assessment factors
(D) Determinants of health
D
An individual's capacity to obtain, interpret, and understand basic health
information and services and the individual's competence to use such
information and services in ways that advance health are called:
(A) Medical informatics
(B) Health literacy
(C) Health education
(D) Patient education
B
Which of the following terms refers to a consumer-driven application of sales
and promotional techniques to the analysis (including the review of
background information and formative work), planning, implementation, and
evaluation of programs designed to encourage positive health behaviors within
intended audiences?
(A) Health communication
(B) Health promotion
(C) Focus group testing
(D) Social marketing
D
Which of the following terms from the social cognitive theory refers to the
dynamic interaction among the person, environment, and behavior?
(A) Behavioral norms
(B) Reciprocal determinism
(C) Decisional balance
(D) Bidirectional dependence
B
A community has high rates of HIV infection among injection drug users
(IDUs). The community council decides to legalize needle exchange programs
in an effort to provide clean syringes to prevent the sharing of contaminated
needles in drug-using networks. This type of program is an example of:
(A) Harm reductions
(B) Policy advocacy
(C) Community organization
(D) Behavior change
A
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Many people do not attempt to decrease unhealthy behaviors such as
overeating or smoking because they lack the confidence that they can
successfully change. This is an example of:
(A) Perceived susceptibility
(B) Perceived severity
(C) Perceived self-efficacy
(D) Perceived response efficacy
C
The construct of normative beliefs is from which model/theory?
(A) Transtheoretical model
(B) Theory of reasoned action/planned behavior
(C) Social cognitive theory
(D) Social ecological model
B
Which of the following do social cognitive theory and the social ecological
model have in common?
(A) Both take into consideration factors that are within the individual and
factors that operate outside the individual.
(B) Both focus primarily on environmental determinants of behavior that must
be addressed at the policy level.
(C) Both come out of the value expectancy paradigm that associates behaviors
with valued outcomes.
(D) Both originally were developed exclusively to explain unhealthy versus
healthy behaviors.
A
A population of rural women experiences a high rate of mortality related to
breast cancer. Researchers at a local university implement a breast cancer
screening intervention. This intervention is an example of:
(A) Tertiary prevention
(B) Advocacy
(C) Secondary prevention
(D) Primary prevention
C
All intervention messages (printed, computer-delivered, or Internet-based)
must:
,(A) Start with the most important information first
(B) Include graphics, pictures, and the like to attract people's attention
(C) Be written at a reading level suitable to the target population
(D) Be no longer than four sentences so that the reader does not become bored
C
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural county in
the Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and economic profile, it was
selected as a health improvement zone to receive Federal funds to implement
programs to improve progress toward reaching the national health objectives.
Communities receiving such funds are charged with identifying the most
significant gaps between the current health status and national health
objectives and with putting programs in place to narrow such gaps.
What is the first step to take to address the goals of the funding?
(A) Consult Healthy People 2010 to identify relevant objectives
(B) Convene a group of community leaders to decide how to spend the funds
(C) Convene a group of community citizens to decide how to spend the funds
(D) Consult an expert in community health to draw up a program plan
A
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural county in
the Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and economic profile, it was
selected as a health improvement zone to receive Federal funds to implement
programs to improve progress toward reaching the national health objectives.
Communities receiving such funds are charged with identifying the most
significant gaps between the current health status and national health
objectives and with putting programs in place to narrow such gaps.
Using the PRECEDE framework, the county health department has conducted a
social and health diagnosis. Some of the most severe quality-of-life problems
were related to limb amputation and kidney failure. Prevalent health problems
included diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. Which of the
following behavioral factors are most likely responsible for the above health
and quality-of-life issues in Franklin 's Grove?
(A) Unprotected sex, early sexual initiation, use of drugs
(B) Sedentary lifestyle, high caloric consumption, low fiber intake
(C) Advanced age, low levels of education, history of racism
(D) Frequent tobacco, drug, and alcohol us
B
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural county in
the Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and economic profile, it was
selected as a health improvement zone to receive Federal funds to implement
programs to improve progress toward reaching the national health objectives.
Communities receiving such funds are charged with identifying the most
significant gaps between the current health status and national health
,objectives and with putting programs in place to narrow such gaps.
Given the factors presumed to be responsible for the major health problems in
this scenario, what would be the best source for community planners to use to
find data on how widespread each behavioral factor is at the state or local
level?
(A) Healthy People 2010 midcourse review
(B) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
(C) Community Guide to Preventive Services
(D) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
B
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural county in
the Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and economic profile, it was
selected as a health improvement zone to receive Federal funds to implement
programs to improve progress toward reaching the national health objectives.
Communities receiving such funds are charged with identifying the most
significant gaps between the current health status and national health
objectives and with putting programs in place to narrow such gaps.
The Franklin County health program planners intend to keep close track of the
number of programs and activities offered, the number of adults and children
who participate in each program or activity, and all feedback given by
community members about the programs and activities. These actions would
most appropriately fit into which of the following evaluation categories?
(A) Cost-effectiveness
(B) Impact
(C) Outcome
(D) Process
D
Which term refers to a collective body of individuals identified by geography,
common interests, concerns, characteristics, or values?
(A) Community
(B) Population
(C) Sample
(D) Group
A
Which of the following is defined as a community's ability to define and solve
its own problems?
(A) Social capital
(B) Community development
(C) Community organization
(D) Community capacity
D
, Biological, environmental, behavioral, organizational, political, and social
factors that contribute to the health status of individuals, groups and
communities are commonly referred to as:
(A) Health behavior causal factors
(B) Social ecology factors
(C) Needs assessment factors
(D) Determinants of health
D
An individual's capacity to obtain, interpret, and understand basic health
information and services and the individual's competence to use such
information and services in ways that advance health are called:
(A) Medical informatics
(B) Health literacy
(C) Health education
(D) Patient education
B
Which of the following terms refers to a consumer-driven application of sales
and promotional techniques to the analysis (including the review of
background information and formative work), planning, implementation, and
evaluation of programs designed to encourage positive health behaviors within
intended audiences?
(A) Health communication
(B) Health promotion
(C) Focus group testing
(D) Social marketing
D
Which of the following terms from the social cognitive theory refers to the
dynamic interaction among the person, environment, and behavior?
(A) Behavioral norms
(B) Reciprocal determinism
(C) Decisional balance
(D) Bidirectional dependence
B
A community has high rates of HIV infection among injection drug users
(IDUs). The community council decides to legalize needle exchange programs
in an effort to provide clean syringes to prevent the sharing of contaminated
needles in drug-using networks. This type of program is an example of:
(A) Harm reductions
(B) Policy advocacy
(C) Community organization
(D) Behavior change
A
